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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
350 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    322 PM 102    1936  88     -8       98       
  MINIMUM         54    545 AM  48    1992  64    -10       71       
  AVERAGE         67                        76     -9       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1934   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      1.95  -0.03     0.33    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.76                      9.77  -0.01     6.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     25.94   3.38    21.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     19                        11      8       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                         1     15        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        11     -9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       194   -120      184       
  SINCE JUN 1    538                       835   -297      744       
  SINCE JAN 1    711                       926   -215      814       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2004........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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